In a horrific incident reported from Delhi, a butcher was arrested for abducting, raping and killing an 8-year-old girl after she saw the man in a compromising position with her mother. The incident was reported from Delhi’s Turkman Gate area and occurred earlier on the intervening night of August 4-5. The accused was identified as one Rizwan alias Badhshah, a native of Bihar and a butcher by profession.

The incident came to the fore after the missing girl’s body was recovered from the Yamuna Khadar area earlier on August 18. Following the post-mortem, the Delhi Police constituted a team of as many as 50 personnel. As the investigation ensued, the police received a tipoff that the accused was seen visiting the jhuggi at Yamuna Khadar area.

The police were able to nab the accused, and during the interrogation, he was confessed to his crime. The accused told the police that the accused had developed an intimate relationship with the victim’s mother. However, when the victim saw the accused with her mother, he decided to kill her.

Meanwhile, Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal has written to the DCP regarding the incident has sought an action report by August 26 along with a copy of the FIR.

The Facts of the Matter

Delhi has often been dubbed the ‘rape capital’ of the country. The national capital has witnessed a spate of rapes, gangrapes, and horrific crimes of sexual assaults against minors. Another such incident was reported from Delhi where a butcher reportedly abducted, raped an 8-year-old girl and dumped her body in Yamuna after mutilating her face.

The accused was identified as Rizwan alias Badshah, a Bihar native who had been living in Delhi for the last 20 years for work. A butcher by profession, Rizwan was addicted to smoking weed.

Accused was in Relationship with Victim’s Mother

According to Deputy commissioner of police Shweta Chauhan, the accused was in an intimate relationship with the mother of the victim. He worked as a butcher in the Turkman Gate area. After being nabbed, the accused confessed to the crime, DCP Chauhan added.

Reportedly, earlier on the intervening night of August 4-5, a Daryaganj resident found one of his daughters missing after he woke up from his sleep. The family and locals started a search for the 8-year-old girl, who remained undiscovered.  Following the fruitless search, the family filed a missing person’s complaint with the police.

Victim’s Mutilated Body Discovered

Later on August 18, the victim’s mutilated body was found in the Yamuna Khadar area. Based on the post-mortem report, the police filed an FIR against the unknown accused under multiple sections of IPC and POCSO Act.

Investigation Ensues

To nab the accused, a team of 50 personnel was formed and a city-wide search for the accused was kicked off. As many as 200 locals were interrogated and thanks to tip-off, new information was uncovered. It was revealed that one Rizwan, a butcher and weed-addict, used to frequent the place and had been seen befriending the victim with toffees.

Accused Nab, Confesses to Crime

The police were able to successfully find Rizwan and nab him. During interrogation, the accused confessed to the crime, and said that the victim had seen him and her mother in a compromising position. The accused told the police that he decided to eliminate the victim. He went to the victim’s locality and smoked weed.

The Day of Crime

He waited for the family to fall asleep, after which he entered the family’s home and abducted the victim. He took the 8-year-old girl to a secluded place, raped her, and slit her throat. He also went on to mutilate her face. The police were able to recover the knife used for the crime.

 

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